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Meanings of blotting paper in English

Portuguese
papelmata-borrão
Catalan
paper assecant

Absorbent paper used to dry ink.

papelmata-borrão
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Examples for "blotter"
Examples for "blotter"
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The Sergeant pulled the blotter toward him mechanically and dipped his pen.
Children of the Tenements
2
Kennedy was holding the brass blotter near the bust as he talked.
The Exploits of Elaine
3
Some people absent-mindedly scribble lines and absurd names on their desk blotter.
The book of disquiet
4
Graves regretfully dropped a blotter over his manuscript and advanced a chair.
The Henchman
5
The final message froze the fingers I was drumming on the blotter.
Bones of the Lost
Usage of blotting paper in English
1
Seregil smoothed a square of stained blotting paper out on the bed.
The White Road
2
Become like a sheet of blotting paper and soak it all in.
Kafka on the Shore
3
By the way, blotting paper would be a great aid to writing.
At Ypres with Best-Dunkley
4
These, the second, he showed several pieces of blotting paper freshly used.
The Red Seal
5
She therefore had had neither blotting paper nor sand at her disposal.
The Case of the Pocket Diary Found in the Snow
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The size of the pad depends on the size of the blotting paper.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
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It's no classic, but it's as absorbing as blotting paper in the Sahara.
The Guardian
8
In inks intended for copying, the employment of blotting paper is especially bad.
Forty Centuries of Ink / Or, A chronological narrative concernin...
9
The blotting paper can be easily changed by removing the holders and fasteners.
The Boy Mechanic, Volume 1: 700 Things for Boys to Do
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But this sheet of blotting paper is as valuable as the letter itself.
The Blotting Book
11
The crystals are rapidly washed with water, and dried between soft blotting paper.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 315, January 14, 1882
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And he held up a sheet of blotting paper, and a crumpled envelope.
The Blotting Book
13
When clear and transparent, strain through a blotting paper and bottle for use.
Our Deportment / Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most R...
14
A blotting paper sky, the soft tear of thunder, then lightning.
Unmanned
15
If he can draw, he will draw absent-mindedly on blotting paper.
The Man Who Knew Too Much
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The blotting paper and the wick are not alive, are they?
The Wonder Island Boys: Conquest of the Savages
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